An Assessment of the Black Bee Going Back 100 Years
-Originally in skeps (our family had 60) and then into cottage hives (north) and W.B.C (south). -Swapping sites with feral bees and often mated with feral drones. -Very small broodnests (6 frames). -Kept for sections (comb honey) which they hated because they were designed by humans. -Prone to swarm every year. Often got good crops…